£1,000 to Teenager Cancer Trust in memory of forklift driver's stepson
The donation is a contribution to wider fundraising efforts by Arron King's family and friends in aid of the charity
The Bristol division of leading housebuilder Barratt Homes has made a £1,000 donation to charity Teenage Cancer Trust after one of its construction team sadly lost his stepson, Arron King, to cancer. The donation is a contribution to the wider fundraising efforts of Arron's family and friends who have already raised thousands of pounds for the charity through a 120-mile bike ride, sky dive and quiz night. Arron, from Nailsea, who was a budding DJ, was just 19 years old when he died in February this year after being diagnosed with an incurable sarcoma cancer. More than 2,000 young people aged 13-24 are diagnosed with cancer in the UK every year. In Bristol, Teenage Cancer Trust funds four expert staff at the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre who make sure the best possible care is given so patients are treated as young people first, cancer patients second. James Sims, a forklift driver for Barratt Homes, who works on their Filwood Park development in Bristol, said: 28
"We are incredibly grateful for Barratt Homes' donation to Teenage Cancer Trust. The team were an amazing support to us, and we would urge others to support them too if they can as they make a huge difference to the lives of young people and their families." Arron's mum and James' partner, Jayne King, said: "It makes me so proud to know how much Arron was loved. We have been overwhelmed by all the messages of condolence including Nailsea School staff; even teachers who have since left have been in touch." Tracy Burns, relationship manager South West and Wales for Teenage Cancer Trust, said: "Cancer is tough, but Teenage Cancer Trust's work puts young people in the best possible place, physically, mentally and emotionally, for their cancer treatment. We fund expert nurses, support teams, and hospital units and we're the only UK charity dedicated to providing this specialised nursing. We're completely dependent on donations for all of this work, which is why we're so very grateful to receive this donation by Barratt Homes' Bristol division. A huge and heartfelt thank you from everyone at Teenage Cancer Trust."
